Today is Day 10 of following Dr Georgia Ede’s plan, from her book, Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind: A Powerful Plan To Improve Mood, Overcome Anxiety, And Protect Memory For A Lifetime Of Optimal Mental Health. I’m aiming for about 8 weeks to help me reset the internal mental Read more
Sonia Choquette, who I wanna be when I grow up, suggested starting an “I love…” list. There’s something about her, this vibrant and beautiful woman, that makes my heart sing. I love her energy, her frequency, how she makes me feel possibilities and potentials in my own life, for our Read more
As I meditated just now, listening to Dr Brad’s guided meditation, he asked: What if you could soften into your breath?What if you could soften into your body?What if you could soften into your life? What would it look like to do the above? As someone who often finds herself Read more
As I meditated just now, the phrase –“Low Stakes Writing” — floated into my head. That’s what my blog is. This practice I’ve developed recently when I decided I was going to publish everyday, for 30 days, a blog post as a way to teach my nervous system that it Read more
When I focus on protein, I tend to feel better mentally. It’s also a great way to help lose excess weight. But most importantly, it’s how I feel that I mostly focus on. My brain has more clarity and I tend to feel more satiated, less prone to snack or Read more
Around 4am this morning, I awoke in a panic. My chest, my belly, my entire torso, was constricted and tight. Throbbing. Like a boa constrictor squeezing a mouse that was my torso. Emotional pain had now, as it always did, transformed into physical pain. What I did to relieve the Read more
Have you ever woke up overwhelmed by everything on your plate, barely able to breathe? I was seized with anxiety this morning, my torso area tight like a taut rubber band. I cupped my heart with my warm hand while still in bed and left it there, remembering what I Read more
Although I personally have yet to use a continuous glucose monitor like Levels*, I am loving this video about how to feed your brain for better mental health and metabolic health, using ketosis and the low-carb ketogenic diet as a tool for better brain health. I have loved Harvard-trained Dr Read more
This morning, I picked up the You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment thin yellow book from Thich Nhat Hanh to read. It was as though I had selected this morning’s reading for my future self last night. In fact, I had, because I was feeling upset Read more
Ease. Can you bottle it up? Bliss: What if it came in a pill that lasted for a very long time? This morning, I felt both ease and bliss just swelling up in my chest as I walked, feeling utmost joy as I listened to the saddest of songs. I Read more